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 Tuesday March 01, 2011 18:34 by Saoirse - Republican Sinn Féin saoirse at iol dot ie Teach Dáithí Ó Conaill, 223 Parnell St, Dublin 1 01 8729747
 Statement by the President of Republican Sinn Féin Des Dalton The decision of the outgoing 26-County Energy Minister Pat Carey to sign consents for the last section of the controversial Corrib gas pipeline is an act of national treachery by a defunct and discredited regime. The people of the 26 Counties have been auctioned to the IMF/ECB and EU Commission by a 26-County administration which at the same time is giving away natural resources that belong as of right to the Irish people. As usual the 26-County |
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Jump To Comment: 1 2 3Why sign off on a highly controversial project, which faces judicial review, on your last day in office? What is the gain? Who benefits? Not the nation. Not the state.
SOmeone once said, if you're mystified about a decision, follow the money. Ask, who benefits. The answer here is, Shell and Statoil.
Call Pat Carey on 087 2574393 and ask who benefits - it's his mobile and he tends to answer it himself. Because this is outrageous.
Bertie Ahern was probably in Cheltenham..
Or Croke Park.........
Or dreaming about his "Bertie Bowl"...........
In his last days Hitler was examining his model of the "Perfect Berlin".
A sports staduim ( football pitch) was at the centre.
Yawn.
For the same reason that NIgerian ministers green-lighted every wish-list of the same corporate paymaster. Right down to the lynchings, to order.
Not much notice taken by our mainstream media of the Wiki revelations of the depth of penetration of Shell into the echelons of Nigeria's parliamentarians. But then, they buy journalists and editors too. When you rip off that many billions, its not a big deal to kick back a few grand here and there. Good business practise. Oils the wheels, so to speak. Tops up Pat's nest-egg from the taxpayers, along with whatever was spread from the developers dropsy.